ILIGAN MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE

ACTIVITY 1 (BIOCHEM) Page ½

COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

Name :Ronamae M. Sabuero_________________Date :Aug 29,2020__________________
I. Paste a photo of each apparatus and indicate two uses of each apparatus.
Name of Picture Uses
Apparatus
1.Glass Beaker a. A beaker is a simple "container"
which is used for heating and
stirring liquids in laboratories.

b. These are used for solution

preparation, pouring liquid into
titration flasks and for various
time in some way when you
perform an experiment.
2.Test Tube Brush a. A test tube brush is used to
clean out the bottom of a test
tube.

b. It slides easily into the test

tube to clean out any debris.

3.Bunsen Burner a. Bunsen burners are typically

used in laboratories for heating,
sterilization, and combustion.

b. The gas used for Bunsen

burners are either methane or
LPG such as butane and
propane.

4.Laboratory a. Laboratory tongs are large

Tongs pincers for grasping and lifting
vessels of heat-resistant material
used in high temperature
chemical reactions.
b. Tongs differ in shape are
designed to pick up laboratory.
5.Erlenmeyer a. the Erlenmeyer flask has
Flask diverse uses such as holding and
measuring chemical liquid
samples, but can also be used to
mix, heat and boil chemicals.

b. This shape allows the flask to

be sealed with a bung for heating
purposes, while also allowing a
researcher the freedom to shake
or stir the flask without spilling
liquid.
6.Evaporating a. An evaporating dish is a
Dish glazed porcelain vessel used to
heat and consequently evaporate
liquids.

b. used in labs to separate liquids

and solids from a solution by
allowing the water to evaporate off
into the air.
7.Florence Flask a. It is used as a container to
hold liquids.

b. A Florence flask has a round

body, a long neck, and often a
flat bottom.

8.Glass Funnel a. used in liquid-liquid

extractions to separate the
components of a mixture
between two immiscible solvent
phases of different densities.

b. used to withstand transferring

caustic chemicals to bottles.

9.Glass Stirring a. The function of a stirring rod

Rod is to mix or stir liquids.

b. A glass stirring rod can also

be used for decanting (pouring
off) a liquid from a precipitate or
sediment.
10.Graduated a. used to measure the volume of
Cylinder a liquid.

b. Graduated cylinders are key

piece of equipment in a standard
scientific laboratory.

11.Ring clamp a. used in the organic lab.

b. They are used to hold

separatory funnels.

12.Iron Clamp a. a clamp holder used to secure

an extension-type utility clamp
to a support stand or ring stand.

b. used in some instances to

clamp a couple of support rods
together, or to clamp an iron ring
or other attachment to a metal
bar.
13.Iron Stand a. used to provide support for
other equipment and a means of
raising equipment above the
work surface.

b. an iron stand can also help

keep you safe.

14.Test Tube a. Test tubes are used to perform

various chemical reactions, salt
analysis etc.
b. They are made up dense glass
which can resist high
temperatures because sometimes
in endothermic reactions you
have to provide heat via burner.
15.Test Tube a. The test tube holder is a piece
Holder of laboratory equipment that is
used to hold test tubes.

b. Test tube holders are typically

used when heating the test tube
is necessary, or for when caustic
materials are being handled.
16.Pipet a. calibrated to deliver an
accurate volume of a solution or
a liquid.
b. It is used in the laboratory,
generally for quantitative
chemical analysis.

17.Thermometer a. A thermometer is a type of

instrument used to measure
temperature.
b. its used to measure the
temperature of a chemical
reaction such as gaseous, liquid
or solid matter or fire.
18.Mortar and a. A mortar and pestle is a tool
Pestle used to grind and mix
substances.

b. The substance is ground

between the pestle and the
mortar by rubbing or pounding
the substance with the pestle
against the wall of the mortar,
thus turning it into a fine
powder.
19.Analytical a. Analytical balances are highly
Balance sensitive lab instruments
designed to accurately measure
mass.
b. Analytical balances have a
draft shield or weighing chamber
to prevent the very small
samples from being affected by
air currents.
20.Alcohol Lamp a. Alcohol lamp also known as
alcohol burner is a laboratory
equipment which is used for
creating an open flame
b. Alcohol lamps are used for
microbiology laboratory
procedures and for flame
sterilization of laboratory
equipment.